Police: Pearl River man alarms 3 Jewish centers

11:28 PM,
Nov. 17, 2012

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Staff reports

A Pearl River man has been accused of calling local synagogues and a Jewish community center and making alarming statements about Israel's role in the conflict in the Middle East, Clarkstown police said.

Clarkstown police detectives arrested James Schroeter, 24, on Friday, Sgt. Gerard O'Connor said. Schroeter made "aggravating and alarming statements about Israel's involvement" in what is happening in the Middle East, where the conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates, with Israel carrying out a series of airstrikes against Hamas in retaliation for rocket attacks.